Many of us consider that we have a broad understanding of what the NHS and our care services provide. Throughout our lives, we will have had many touch points with the NHS and experience of social services, whether directly or through the experience of a…

The 12th LaingBuisson Awards took place yesterday evening (15 November). More than 850 people were present at the annual event which celebrates the best in health and social care. Held in the spectacular ballroom at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, the event was hosted by…

The 14th Edition of LaingBuisson’s Health Cover market report has been published. The UK market for private medical cover, worth £4.83 billion, flatlined in 2016 with 4.02 million policies covering 6.89 million lives in 2016, some 10.5% of the population. Defining events for demand during…

LaingBuisson Consultant and author of Private Acute Medical Care in Central London, Ted Townsend, comments on the reasons behind the decline of Middle Eastern patients coming to London to seek treatment in a recent article in S&P Global Market Intelligence. Ted speaks about the main influence on…

Following from this morning’s Public Policy Project Thought Leadership Breakfast with Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care at the Care Quality Commission, LaingBuisson presents a Regulation Special produced in association with its health and care news magazines Care Markets and Healthcare Markets. Download your…

Demand for UK private medical cover increased in 2015, reversing a declining trend in recent years. Latest figures from healthcare market intelligence provider LaingBuisson have revealed that the number of private medical cover subscriber policies in the UK grew by 2.1% to reach 4 million,…

Figures published today by healthcare consultancy LaingBuisson reveal that the revenues generated by independent sector (non-statutory) providers across 12 core health and care market segments grew by 5% in 2015 to reach £45.3bn. Growth was led by private acute healthcare, up 8% to £7.8bn (driven…

The Central London private hospital market is opening up to a new breed of small, highly specialised provider, according to the latest research from healthcare analyst LaingBuisson. Findings published in the updated Private Acute Medical Care in Central London show that theatre capacity in the…